The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-17
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of the Senate and
House.
SENATE.


House.
SENATE.
The committee ON insane hospitals
introduced bill In the senate yester-
day provide for the support Of the insane
asylums The following appropriations are
made for the asylum at St Peter:
Right OF way for sidetrack. 81. 900; new
kitchen. $1,000; stewards office and store
room. $500: 30 connect detached wards with
the main building, SO, 600: for support OF LOCO
patients lSS7-s, $l63, 500; 1889. $685. 800.
The appropriations for the Rochester
asylum are as follows:
For making center and first east and west
wings fire-proof $72, 900; blacksmith shop and
coke room, SIS, 900: ice dam and bridge across
Silver creek and opening Fifth street, 81 800
additional sewer and water pipes. $500: gym
tchen. s.. 600: current expenses for the mex
two years, $l31, GAO for each wear.
The substitute bill introduced by Measrs
Compton and Nelson in the senate yester-
day for Mr.. Compton's Fergus Falls insane
asylum cuts down the total appropriation
from $1Ol, lao to $94 $50. The amount OF
land to be purchased is reduced to 500 acres
for which $24 .2SO is appropriated The
original appropriation was $31 900. Fol
two detached wards $50, 900 is appropri-
ated, and for boiler house, laundry, stables,
sewerage and water connections $50, 600
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Ives-Appropriating $500 for the benefit Of
LIE Sueur Agricultural society.
Bowen-Sleepy Eye to issue $1,000 fire de-
partment bonds.
Bowen Amending the act relating to the in.
corporation of Sleepy Eye.
Ramsey County Observation-Disclosures the act
relating to the st. Paul board Of education.
Coms.ock-Fixng the salaries of auditor and
probate judge of Beltrami county
r. N on nf
Wing.
MISUNDERSTANDING the vote of Chaska for
the Issue of SO. 200 school bonds.
Truax-Changing the time of holding court In
Dakota county
Child-Relating to the incorporation Of vii
lages
HOUSE ELLIS PASSED.
To refund $4O.O to persons who paid assess.
ments for approaches and Improvements OF
Third street bridge in ST. Paul.
To incorporate the city of Anoka.
To incorporate the CITY of Wadena-
HOUSE.
Mr. Lee has a bill now before the house
which proposes to punish liquor dealers fol
failure TO comply with the high license law.
The bill provides that
Ali applicants for liquor licenses must exc
cute bond of ~, 600 for their compliance with
all statutes touching the liquor traffic Further
the same sureties cannot be on more than one
bond, and before license issue the ap-
piicant shall take oath that he has not know
ngly violated rhe laws regulating the traffic. II
shall be m1sdemeanor punishable by fine and
removal from office for any county or municipal
office to fail to enforce the liquor laws All
licenses issued after his date shall expire July
], 1857 A person convicted of selling liquor
without a license may be punished by fine OF
$500 for the first offense and $1,000 thereafter.
The Farmers Alliance bill presented by
Mr.. Donneily yesterday in its details
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the State
of Minnesota. that the sum of $4,000
hn ha nhrr oil
appropriated out Of any money in the
state treasury not otherwise appropriated. to
the st tie Farmers Alliance of the State of Min
nesota. to be paid on the order of the president
of said association. and to be expended in the
publication of the annual reports OF the asso-
citation. and for such other purposes as the ex.
ecusive committee Of the state alliance may
direct.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To authorize the clerk OF the court of Stevens
county to transcribe cert ain records.
To revise the probate laws.
TO permit private consultations between at
To fix the salary of the treasurer of Isanti
county.
To authorize the city of St. Paul to issue
bonds.
To authorize the Ramsey county plat COM
mission.
To amend the charter of the city of Anoka.
To amend article of the constitution
To exclude certain persons from trials.
To regulate the wearing Of G. A. r badges.
To print the school laws.
10 nix the compensation OF county ATTORNEYS.
To pay a claim of James Beaies against the
state
To reduce the expense of suits in the distric,
court.
To regulate the taking Of dispositions
To relieve delinquent taxpayers.
To detach certain territory from Itasca county,
Senator Scheffer's joint resolution is to give
bounty and are entitled to 500 more, the
amount due them. The law under which this
bounty was granted expired by limitation July
!, 1884, and many soldiers who were entit ed to
the bounty were unable to make the applica ion
There is now large number OF claims OF Min
neSota soldiers unpaid for want OF an apprOpria-
ton, and Mr.. SchetferS resolution provides fol
these claims.
Senator Marcus johnson introduced a bill yes
terday to prevent agricultural machinery men
from collecting increased interest on contracts
not paid when due. Agents DOW insert clause
in their contracts with farmers which provides
that il the note is not paid when dn.. 10 pei
cent intere st; instead of z, shall be paid. Mr.
Johnson's bill makes the penalty for such q
clause forfeiture Of all the interest.
Donneilys amendment to article l of the
constitution, passed by the house yesterday,
provides this addition to section ~ Of that ar
ticle: That all property so exempted shall be
liable to seizure and sale for any debt incurred
TO any person for work done or material fur
hished in the construction. ETC., Of the same"
SENATE.
Mr.. Wood-That Dr.. Hewitt be deputized to
introduce system of temporary ventilation in
The senate. Passed.
Mr.. Scheffer-For the appointment of Joint
committee of three senators and five representa-:
lives who shall inquire into the present condi-
lion and tn past record of the State Agricult-
nral college. together with the funds and lands
belonging to the same. with view of enabling
The legislature TO inteligently consider the pro-
priety Of establishing a state agricultural col
lege as separate institution the better to adj
rar ho a uric inf az re fhia Mt
That such joint committee shall consist of Sem
Tors Hixspl. BroYn ard Dodge and Representa-.
lives Estes Emory, Plowman, Reese and Pow
ers, and that they are requested to report at the
earliest possible day. Mr. Pope gave notice OF
debate. Later he offered an amendment and it
was adopted, adding Senators Durant and Nell
son to the senate committee ald Representatives
HeisIer and Iverson to the house committee
The Judiciary committee maze the follow
ing report:
Whiteman's bill relating to villages fndef.
nitely postponed: Thacker relating to place o.
trial in civil actions indefinitely postponed
postponed; comstock. rciatine 70 deeds and
MORTGAGES. 70 pass; Duraht. sanitary measures
relating to cutting OF Ice, to pass: ComstOck,
Minnesota reports to be furnished district
judges, to pass: Stevens, relating to salary Of
the municipal judge of Winona. to pass: Good
rich. amending the military code, to pass; Good
rich, relating TO the abduction of females, to
pass: Bowen, relating to railroads, sent to the
railroad committee
SANATE BILLS PASSED.
Bowen-To consolidate and amend the city
chsr:er OF New Uim.
Whitemar-To Authorize Lake county to issue
$15, 600 bonds to build court house.
Durant=To ratify the organization Of South
Saltwater,
Durant-To authorize South Saltwater to issue
81 900 water works bonds
Hall-Relating to Nine Mile slough.
Compton Relating to the third insane hospi-
tai at Fergus Falls and making appropriations
, for the same.
Gibson-To amend and consolidate the charter
of The city of Austin. Mower county.
Buckman-To urnish Minnesota reports &c
the judge Of probate and clerk Of court Of Ben
ton County.
Bnckman-To authorize Benton county to H.
sue 81, QUO bonds to redeem outstanding bonds
due in March, 1883.
Edwards-To incorporate tho city Of Chatfleld.
Senator Bowen's sleeping car bill Axes charges
for q berth at IS cents for the first 100 miles
and three mills for each additional mile, but In
no case iall more than II b, charged. The
penalty for violation shall be not less than %25
nor more than 800.
HOUSE.
When the house adjourned after o'clock
, the grain bill was recommended to pass
Important amendments were added to the
bill by. Mr. Petit and Others Al It now
stands on It's third reading the bill uroyidea